N^o 23 War Department, 9^th July 1800 Sir Mr James Miller, Attorney for the Quarter Master General requests a warrant for Fifteen Thousand Dollars on account of the Quarter Master's Department. That I may be able to judge of the propriety of issuing such a warrant, please to answer the following questions. 1. Has the Quarter Master General an open account in your Office? 2. What is the date of his last settlement? 3. What is probably the balance of the Account at this time? 4. Do you know any thing either of the man, or of his transactions with the Department, tending to render it hazardous or improper to let the Warrant issue as desired? If you do, please to state it. 6 I am Sir Your ob^t Ser^vt Sam^l Dexter The Accountant of the War department. [Docket: War Department / the letter to [undecipherable] / requesting [undecipherable] information / act. July 23. 1800] [Endorsed: War dpt]